11:28 p.m. ET: "The department continues to evaluate the evidence generated during the federal investigation, as well as the evidence and testimony from the state trial," a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

11:12 p.m. ET: "Lord during my darkest hour I lean on you. You are all that I have. At the end of the day, GOD is still in control. Thank you all for your prayers and support. I will love you forever Trayvon!!! In the name of Jesus!!!" tweets Trayvon martin's mother Sybrina Fulton.

11:02 p.m. ET: "Nothing can bring back Trayvon Martin… It's a tragedy. But, I'm not going to shy away from fact that evidence supported George Zimmerman did nothing wrong, he was battered and beaten by at 17-year-old," O'Mara says.

10:59 p.m. ET: "This verdict still has nothing to do with civil rights. Civil rights has to be talked about, but not in relation to George Zimmerman," O'Mara says about the trial's effect on race relations.

10:49 p.m. ET: "I think you need to go somewhere, relax, get your bearings back… I'm sure if he could wave his magic wand, he'd get his life back," O'Mara says about what Zimmerman will do now.

10:30 p.m. ET: "We respect the jury's verdict, but it boils down to a kid minding his own business being followed by a stranger," prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda told reporters at a press conference.

10:11 p.m. ET: Trayvon Martin parents were not in courtroom, but Zimmerman parents were in the room when the verdict was read.

Family lawyers for Martin's family were present: Benjamin Crump, Daryl Parks, and Natalie Jackson.

Just before verdict was read, courtroom was utterly silent. All in courtroom still, gaze focused ahead.

10:10 p.m. ET: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People released the following statement on the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin:

NAACP Chairman Roslyn M. Brock: "Today, justice failed Trayvon Martin and his family," said Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the NAACP. "We call immediately for the Justice Department to conduct an investigation into the civil rights violations committed against Trayvon Martin. This case has re-energized the movement to end racial profiling in the United States."